Type-writing machine.



. m2321136. ,y PATENTED JULY '31, 1906.

' J. ZIEGLBR.

TYPE WRITINGMACHIN'B. y I APPLICATION FILED OOT.15. 1903.

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PATENTED JULY 3l, 1906.

V J'. ZIEGLER. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 001215. 1903.

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No.I 827,136. PATENTED JULY 31|, 1906. l I I. ZIEGLER. TIPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILIED 001215. 1903.

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'.toenM, ZIEGLERQ or' M@1215x113LAND, omo, As'siG'NoRi To' LLIorTiFisHER COMPANY', OFNEW YQRK, Y ,'A .coRiJ-.ouATIoNGunmen/nnen TYPE-WRITING' MAcf-lmrz.

- -Be' .it knownthat 4I, AJORAM ZIEfietst.;'a eine:

l "zien -ofjthe'Unted States', residingat .Cleveequi men t disclose fin the aipHlication,-:Se'- a 'e'for Letters .Ohio, have invented anew and'us'eful Type'- Writing 'Machinggo- Wliichpthe.following is al! Fthas Special reference'to thedm vrwementtof, theplten WS thefprintin 4nueeha'nfism of'which 1s movable lon itudinaly and transversely ofthe platen closed'a fiat'-platen equipped, as'usual, with tracks or` guides for the traveling 'machina means of appropriate form; .Provision for- 25-A element `d1" Web'transversely acrosstheplaten- VInanifolding is made b'y'- leading fa; transfer' and between 'the paper 'webs,the fo p osijte` ends'ot-thecarbon- Web bein 'Wo'un -up'o'ng` carriers disposed :longitudinal y-oftheiplaten y by means'of which the printedportion i's` severed from the Web after' the flatter hasj 'been i drawn-o1' fed forWard`a-suf fici ent distance to'.

.displace the printedportion thereof` fromthe 'printingarea and'to present a fresh'portion "of v vork element in position to printedupon. v TheHalle laten, arranged in the manner stated,- isWel 4adapted for the 'making'out'of sales or charge slips Sand, 'duplicates thereof;y butlhave found that'the'use'of thev laten To the attainment ot this end therefore,. the` f present invention-has for one of itsobjects .to

equip the platen' with a series of paper Webs o'r strips arranged side vby side on the vplaten and associated with underlying duplicate or Sparcc'ord'strips or Webs, so that the machine v its duplicate Whileanother charge-slipfand--.

may be used to make out-onev charge-slip' and `duplicate previously made out onjthe'platen are beingdrawn forward andremoved'. A

Specification of Letters I atentgg 1 appli'aupn mandaba 15,1903.- s'riu- Nb,j`1j7v`.2o.

accordance withmy invention. f

v"raised or elevated position.

l; :matt-estranee tf use qui 'meet ofthe 'Ssf y each-be utilized .for the Salesman-bye;

Another Object faber-faresti@ iste-' ma;

vide" the platen with pia 'the over and underlying w v.sa'me"e'rldvvise, -a'nd thus displacethe rin'ted 7 Ane-the" objeeaefthe 'invention-1 isto- :cutting device s 'ervin end of the'pa'p'erftoi a 'eed-slide for advance i j. Qvvith thfe. 4latter? 'and to subsequentlyv consti' --tut'e acuttjer 'carried back'to a position-at the ront'jendv of .thegplaten by the retraction; of

vthefefaxl-slirle130'permit thefadvanced end ofi the paper Web'to be quickly severed.

e-illustrate embodiment t efeo T111 the'laccompwying dra gs, Figure 1 is '-agzpeardiirin the succeedin "description of-V `at opposite sides` thereof. At the front edge :'t

` e "platen 'is located si 'stationaryfcutter agperspectivevieiv 'of' a platen'eruipped in lor'lgitudlnal- `sectional view. Fig. '4 is a the platen en the line -5 eef Fig. 2, Showing i With `the paper. `g. 6"i sa sectional view through one of the papereg'rips, ys howir'i'fggthe lmanner in -Which the combined "paper gripl for `commercial .purposes is greatly fac'i vitated. I by -aurther development ofthe invention. 454

ing and cuttingplate is mounted at the ont end ff-thefeed-slide. Fig. 7 is a perspectivevie'w of the'Work-,holding frame in its' Fig. 8 is a sectionalview similar to. Fig. 5, taken on the'li'ne' 8 8' of Fig- 2 and''designed tov sho'Wtlie arrangement of the catch orlock' for'holding the -one of the a erripsheld in ena ement P P, e g

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feedslide in its normal position. g Fig. 9` is a.

sectional view showing the feed-slide drawn 'out to advance the" rintedporti'on of one Web and the recordearinportion ofcthe subjaeent Web beyond' the clit-'end of 'the' platen.

Fig. -10 is a similar View showing the ieed -slide4 retracted independently of the webs to present the grip-plate in position tov act as a cutter Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the manner in' which the advanced ends ofthe webs are severed. Fig. 12 isa longitudinal sectional view of one of the carbonroll' guards and the mounting of a carboncarrier. Fig-13 is a1detail perspective view of one of the carbon-roll guards, and Fig. 14. is a detail sectional view of the swinging roller-frame at the rear end of the platen.

Like numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The platen 1 comprises, as usual, a metallic base 2, having a rubber or other Vsuitable Writing-surface 3 and preferably mounted upon transverse supports 4, designed to rest upon a table, counter, or the like. Along the opposite side edgesof the platen are disposed the main tracks or guides 5, toothed for engagement with the line-spacing elements 6 of the traveling machine 7. The front sections 8 of the tracks or guides are hinged', as indicated atQ, andare rigidly connected to form a vertical 'machinasupporting frame.` The particular character of this connection is-,not material; but inthe present embodiment ofthe invention the swinging track or .guide sections are connected by a work-holding frame 11), composed of transversely-disposed metal plates or strips 11, longitudinal plates or strips 12, immediately adjacent to the tracks or guides, and additional longitudinally-disposed plates or strips 13, arranged in parallel relation and secured at-their opposite endsto the transverse members 11 ofthe frame. The members 11 and 12 cf the work-holding frame arescrewed or otherwise secured to the under sides ofthe track-sections and are iiush therewith, as shown in Fig. 7.

' The work-holding frame 1() isconstructed in the .manner described to enable it to protect and to assist in the retention of paper sheets, strips, or webs 14, 15, and 16, delivered over the platen from paper-rolls 17,18, and 19, arranged end to end above the rear extremity of the platen and mounted on spools 20, rotatably su )ported in a rollframe 21. rl`he precise c aracter of the rollframe is unimportant, a nd while the same is shown secured to and upstanding from the platen, 'i-t may, if desired, be suspended from the platen or from an adac-ent support., so as to support the paper-rolls in a plane below the writing-surl'znze. .ln addition to the spools 2() the roll-frame rotatably supports a second corresponding series of spools 22,-upon which are wound additional paperrolls 23, arranged to deliver the record-webs 24 over the platen in 'subjaeent relation to theI webs 14, 15, and 16 and designed to receive the transferred record of 4the matter printed upon the pendently an increased number of manifold copies'inay beprovided for by increasing the number of the underlying record sheets or webs, and the latter instead of being delivered from individual rolls, as shown, may be wound into a single roll either in conjunction wit-hor indeofA the overlying web or work clement. l

Undue rotary movement 4of the several spools is prevented by retarding devices' or brakes 25, the brakes coperatingwith the corresponding spocls of each seriesbeing preferably swung from a common supportingbar 26 and urged toward the spools by springs 27, coiled upon the bar 26. (See Figs.

\ The several sets or pairs of webs are carried under a paper holding and guiding roller 28, extending transverselyl of the platen adjacent 'to its rear endhas shown in Fig. 3, and mounted in a swinging roller-trame 29, made up of end plates 30 and transverse connectingbars 31 and 32, the former serving as a handle, which maybe rasped by the operator to lift the rollerame when desired. The rear extremities of the end plates 3() are swung from studs 33,.projecting forwardly from theopposite sides of the roller-frame 2 1 The roller y20 isdesigned-to hold the paper webs in close contactwith the platen, and while the weight ofstl'ie roller and its frame may be sufficient for .this urpose I prefer to employ means for yielding yurging the rolle'rtrarne in the direction yof the platen. This means preferably comprehends, yas shown in Fig. 14, a spring 34, located adjacent to each end of the frame and bearing against a vertical projection oriinger 35, extending from each of the end plates 30 slightly inadvance of the axis of the' roller-frame.

It will vnow be seen that the pla-ten is equipped with several 4work elements or webs each otwhich is capable of being printed upondirectly and is associated with an underlying record-web to which the matter imprinted upon the original paper web is transferred. The normal printing area is located within the confines of the work.- holding frame 10, and' at this'point, therefore, it is necessary to provide a transfer element interposed between the original vand record webs. This element is preferably in the form of a carbon web 36, extending trans-- versely of the plate-n and wound into delivering and receiving rolls 3S, located beyond the opposite sides thereof. These Carien-rolls are preferably located in a plane somewhat below that of the Thing-surface and 'are mounted upon shafts or carbon-carriers 39 and L10, rotatably supported in bearing#v brackets 41 and 42, projecting laterally from the platen. (See Figs. 1, 4, and 12.) Each oi these'carl)on-carriers or shafts is disposed longitudinally oi' the platen and is formed IOC overlyiug webs by the nnufhiiw. Obviously i with shoulders 11i and IH, abutting against [3o eefzgiae from the slide when the advance movement l manner which will be obvious from au inspecof the latter is completed, For this reason the plate 57 is mounted at the upper ends of a pair of vertically-disposed rods 73 and 7 4, extended through the'block 58 adjacent to the opposite ends thereof and urged uplwardly by springs 75, incased within the' block. The springs 75 bear at their lower ends against bearinglates'76, set into the' under surface of the lock 58, and at their upper ends against annular iianges 77, integral with the rods 73 and 74, 'constituting means for limiting the upward movement of the grip-plate 57. At the lower extremities of the rods 73 and 74 are iixed grip-operating cams 78, having theirfront ends rounded, as indicated at 79, and cooperating with 1 the curved front faces 80 of the fixed cam elements 8l, secured to the under surface of the platen. (See Fig. 5.)

Normally,`as heretofore stated, the blocks 58 are disposed against the front end of the platen, and the grip-plates 57 are retained in their depressed positions against the resistance of their elevating-springs to securely hold the front -ends of a set of paper webs. When, however, a` sales-slip or the like has been made out by printing any desired data upon that portion of one ofthe original webs lying within the confines of the work-holding frame 10, the operator grasps the front end of the feed-slide, preferably by imposing the vthumb upon-the plate -57 andthe forenger of the same hand under the fngerieee of the catch 63.` The act of graspingt e feedslide in this manner effects the release of the catch and preventsl the subsequent elevation f of the grip-plate. The .slide :is now drawn back to the position indicated Fig.. 9 ofthe drawings to feed forward -or advance a set of paper webs for the purposel ofdisplacing the printed portion thereof from thev printing area-and of resupplying the same `Vwith fresh or unused portions of 'the Webs. The opei-,

ator now releases the slide to permit the gripplate to rise ,as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 9, for the purpose of releasing the webs andi to'permit the independent retraction of the slide to its normal.. osition, as .indicated in Fig. 10. The-exten ed or displacedends o1 the Webs will .then project beyond the gri plate, as shown-in i1ig. v10, and as the slid reaches-thellmit of its retractile movement theeams 78 will engage and ride under the .i'xedcams 8.1 t-o draw-,down the grip-plate 57 to its 'normal web-engaging position, as shown in Figs. 5 and 10.V

As the gri plateisdesigned to perform the additional. unction ofa paper -cutter, its front edge `issharpened,vas, indicated at 82, sothat the projecting-ends of the webs, constituting, for instance,'a.chargesli and one or more duplicates thereof, ma e simultaneously severed by drawing It ienal against -erable it is desire tion of Fig. 11 of the drawings.

ln order to minimize the shock incidental to the arresting of the slides when the latter are retracted, each slide is preferably provided with a buffer 83, mounted in. a suitable socket 84 in the platen and urged outwardV by a spring85 to the position indicated in Fig. 9 for engagement with the block 58 of the sl ide Between the front end of the .work-holding frame 10 and` each of the adjacent grip-plates 57 is preferably located a paper-guide 86, se'- cured to the platen in any suitable manneras, for instance, by extendingthe extremities of the'wires constituting said guides into the body of the platen.

This platen is particularly designed for use in department stores and other similar coinmercial establishments, and it will be seen that by providing it with a J[plurality of sets of paper webs the capacity o the. platen is not only increased, but that it also makes it possible for a charge-slip to be made out during the manipulation of a feed-slide to displace and sever a charge-slip previously made out on the platen;

lt.ma be remarked that while` a platen equippe in accordance with my invention is designed with special reference to its use in connection with a ty e-writing machineit is. obvious that, viewe in its broader aspects, the invention comprehends a platen vor support equipped in a novel manner to facilitate` the production ofrecords, either single .-or. manifold, regardless of whether the recording instrument is a type-writing machine Oria pen, pencil, or stylus.

. It is thought that from the foregoin the LOC construction, operation, and .mauve vantages of this platen will be clearlyfapparent;

but while the illustrated embodiment of the invention. is thought at this time to be pret to .reserve the `right to ef- ?fect such changes, modiications,..and variaitions of the illustrated structure :as may :fall Within the -scope of the protection prayed. i

What I claim is- 1. The combinationwith aplaten, of paper feeding means including a reci rocatory eeding-slide, a clampplate carrie :thereby and normally occupying a positionat the edge of the laten, and means holding the' clamp-plate epressed when in its normal pf- `sition and active, immediat-ely upon the movement of the slide,l to release the plate.

2, The combination with a iiat platen, `main tracks or guides, and printing mechanf ism mounted to travel thereover, of independent paper-carriers for delivering a plurality of separated paper webs over the ,platen in position to be operated uponudi irectly by said printing mechanism. l

3. The combination with a flat platen, main tracks or guides, and printing mechantlie cutting edge 82 ofthe grip-plate in a i ism mounted .to travel thereovcr; of means Webs .over lthepa t e1' 1` in position to be operated upon directlysaidprinting mechan- .ismg'and means for advancing said Webs. 4 The1combination-Withfa fiat platen', main tracks or guides, and' printing mechan- -ism mounted'to travel thereove' r;1 .of'fmea'ns 'for` delivering a' plurality of separated paper-j -Webs over the-p aten position to ,be oper atedj upon direetly by saldprintin vmechanism,'.and means for eecting the ependent advance of'said Webs'.

j The eombination vWith-'la `lat platen;v main tracks or guides," and printing mechanism` mounted --to travel thereover; of, means or'delivering, a lurality' 'oflseparated paper Webs over the p atenin position to be loper-' l atedupon directly by saidprinting xn'echan4 fism, and vseparate gindependentdevices for :no

advancing the webs to'v displace the printed portions thereof Jfrom the'printingposition.

tracks 01.* guides and printing mechanism mounted'totravelthereover;'ofmeans for de` f livering a pluralityoflaterally-spacedpa erl Webs4v over the platen, 'and aworkhollder common tolsaidweb's.

7,.-Th'e; combiaaengwith a. fen platen;

' tracks or guides,` and printing met shan` ism: mbunted* to travel thereover. omeans for-'delivering' a lura'lity ef lseparated paper Webs overth'ep aten-'infpositien to 'bef opere f atedupon-directly by sardj rinting mechan-- sing :arida separate feed-slid;

-wbs'g-eacli' slide having We'bfen '.ag'ingmeans,

8. combination'withf a]r at platen and pritingfmechanismg' of' means for delivermg af'pluralit of 'superpo'sed'websfover the platen, an means, carriedby the'platen andv normally f a'butted against the end 'ther'eof,

"f for :simultaneouslyffeeding or advancing the j printed .and record-bearing '.pOrtiOns-QJQSaid Y Web s-beyondthe printing position.

to travelthereover; f meanSQ d@ I )luralityl of separate independent sets ofpa- 65 perwebs' over thel platen? andl nieansfor Ire- 9.1i The combination Withaflat e ement gapen Webs over- 'the paper websover the platen.; ,if 12. .The :combination-with;

atplaten, and printing mechanlsmlmeunted for eachoffsaid platen; of .separate holders fordelivering a p uralit'y ofq yfseparatiej sets of paper Webs over the'- laten, Y' and means for retaining -aj transferl commonto websofthe several sets.; 10 The combination with a flat platen mf means f- Oi'j delivering .a plurality ofseparate independent .sets ofg. platen, andmeansfor i; transfer Web over.the platen substantially at" right angles: to theipaper Webs {andbetween 55 erin'g a.

tainingLA a transfer element common to 'webs @of the-several sets.A j;

1 113.- The cpm'bf ation with astationaryg'at platen,` and p rintn mechanism mounted!to travel Ijther'eover; o means for delivering al1 1rality' v of separate sets lor' paper Webs slde yisde over theplaten in one directionj:

:means vfordelivering a'i'comrnon. carbon or transfer-'web over: the platen -in another di freetion,v and meansforadvancing each's'et of -paperiWebsindependehtly ofthe'other s et or vsets andof'the carbon web; if .14. f'fll1e combination witha flat platen, of 3a'i'eedfs1 ide,f` carriedby the platen', and hav ing Web-engaging means, movable beyond the lim'ts of the platen', and includingfiaj' member-@rejecting from the S1idf,. iand. havf ing its upperedge flush with the vvritin'gsuiA .faceofjthe'platem'and a clampingfand cutting 'plate mounted on said-projecting. member.. f `15."The 'combinationfwith platen and a ,The combination 'With--a"`flat plate11,f i

feedslidecarriedtherebyfpf apa; er-clamp mount'edo'n thegslide, anda black vocated at tne Vfrontend ofgthe slide below the clamp and normally abutted against the edge ofthe.

"web therewith-@dwp @meaty the-slider. i'

.-and 'cl'amp foperating means carried; b'yithe' pl`ate'n -af darianged to move theclampint'o engagementwiththe Web tl 1 a platenj';of a. feedslide'fmovable to advance a web"'there over, a 4clamp-zcarri'ed' by the slide, a spring Jfor movingthe' clamp' in one directionv to dis-L' engage the' 'Webf'and automatic vmeans for loo .spring toelamp `theweb.

- `l8; :.The'combination with a platen; and ai fee-dfislide-movable' to advance a Web thereover; of a clamp carriedby the slide and mov-' able'to engage and releasethe Web, a spring forurging said clam to its released. position,v and'means, operate automatically upon the retraction Vof the slide, to move the 'clamp into engagement With'tliev web. V

v :19. The'co1Iib`11ation with a platenand` a feed-'slide-mova'bleto advance a web ther-e roverj-of a Velamp carriedby the slide; Aandcb I operating [cam members, connected vto the platen' respectively, for-' moving the c ampto engage the web.i

20.; The combination Withfa flat' vlatenyo fa feed-slidemourited thereon 'at 't e -under "'defthereof andqli'a'ving an elevated ortion :normally opposed to one edgejof-the-p aten, .a

reactive device, carriedb 'j tln'afplaten,4 for :retracting the' slide', and c ampinfgand' cut-I ting .means mounted on the elevated Portion Ofthslde l '21; The combination-With a'platerfiff, hoi-a.l feedslide associated `therewith 'and movable,

therefrom to advance a 4 paper web .x and means for locking theslide one .positi on.-

and a manually-operated paper-feeding depiece, and a clamp, said linger-piece and ,the clamp to be retained b retracting the slide after the latter has been `plaftenfadiacent to thecarrier, and a swingbent to guard the roll, and having opposed plates mounted in the guard at each end 'gripping members urged into engagement 'gripping-plates therein and finger-pieces at ing a-carbon 'o r transfer element common to slider, alli-carried by the platen.

22. The combination with a flat vplaten vice of means for locking said device, said means b'eing'arranged for release by the act of gripping the device preparatory to its manual actuation.lv i

23. The combination with a platen; of a feed-slide, a catch therefor having a finger-A operated to feed the paper, and a buffer disposed at the edge of the platen and coperating'with the slide.

25. The combination With a flat platen, and a carrier 'arranged to vd eliver a Web thereover, of {2.guide-rolller 'disposed over the ing roller-frame supporting the roller.

126". Ay guard for carbon vrolls and the like, formed from single ipiece of spring metal thereof and. urged towardeachother by the resiliency 'of the guard itself. j

27. In a type-Writing machine, the combination With a flat platen, and aroll-support mounted at one edge thereof; of a'resilient transversely-U-shaped guard having with the roll-support by 'the resiliency of the guard.

*28. A- metallic guard for carbon rollsl and the like, having a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional contour and havingr opposed the opposite ends thereof.

29.4 The combination with a llat platen and printing mechanism mounted to travel thereon, of means-for delivering a plurality of separate sets of paper Webs side by side over the platen in one direction, means for retain- 1 the Webs of thesevcral sets, and papcr-adi' vancmpr means. i

30. In' a type-writing machine, the combination-With a ila-t platen, of tracks or ,qui des, a traveling machine, and a paper-feeding' f1 ..`f;l`hecombinationwith a platen and' printing 1n echanism of separate paper-carriers-for delivering'-a.plurality of separated paper Webs overthe platen iir position to be'v 'operated upon directly by said printing` mechanism.

32. The. combination with a platen and printing mechanism, of means for delivering a plurality of separated paper Webs over-the platen, in position to be operated upon directly by said printing mechanism, and means for effecting the independent advance of the Webs. i

33. The combination with a platen and printing mechanism, of means for delivering -a plurality of paper webs over the platen side bybside, and a work-holder common to said We s.

34. The combination with a platen, of means for delivering a plurality of separated paper Webs .over the platen, and a separate feed-slide for each web, each slide having web-engaging means.

35.' The combination with a platen, of independentnneans, located substantially at right angles to each other, for delivering a carbon web and separate independent sets of paper Webs over the platen. i

36. The combination with a platen and means for delivering; a web thereover, of a feed-slide supported by the platen and movable to advance the web, a Work-engaging device movable m'th the slide, the space between said device and the slide constitutingr an unobstructed passage in order to permit the web to remain between the work-engagingfdevice and the slide as the hitter is retracted, and means for operatingr the workengaging device to release the web at the be'L ginning o f the retractile movement of the slide and to rengrage. the web at the completion ol' said retractile movement.

37; The combination with a platen, of webfeeding means associated ilierenitli, and means lor locking the feedingi means` against movement in the direction to feed the web.

3S. The combination with a platen and a manually-opeiated feeding device for a web, of means for lockingr said device, said means being arrriiiged'for release bythe act of gripping the device preparatory to its manual operation.

'f). The combination with a platen, of a plurality of 'independently movable feedslides arranged side by side, slide-retracting,T mechanism associated with each slide, and paper-engaging means carried by each slide and movable beyond the limits of the platen and independent paper-carriers arranged to deliver a plurality of paper webs side by side over the platen to be engaged and advanced by the slides.

4U. 'lhe combination with a fiat platen, of guiding means secured to the. under side thereof, a feed slide guided by said means, a sprin -druin carried by the platen and operativey connected to the rear end of the feedslide, and pa er-engag'ingrneans mounted at the front en `of `the feed-slide and disposed normally substantially in the plane of the upper surface of the platen.

41. The combination with a iiat platen. of a reciprocatory feed-slide carried thereby at its under side, a block located at the front end of the feed-slide, said block normally ICG IIC

/" structed .to permit thesli abutting'l against thel front endv of the platen vand having its upper edge substantially ush vwith thewriting-surface thereof, and a com.- bined` clampin and'cuttingplate mounted4 oe and arrange to reciprocate `toward and VJfrom the same, thepassage betWe/en the b'loekandthe late being unob-` Ide to move .back

alongA the previously-extended'edge of the" 1o; ,Web without necessitatin .theremoval ofthe `and movab v guides located 'atoppositeends of said plate.v

" 44: The'combinaA same a pair of reciprocatory gdero'dslj u porting the platey and mounted..inthe slide, rs rings fonurging' the guides to elevate the latter' from between the b ook and plate.'

42. The combination With a platemof pa erffeedin'g means including a movable mem- .e'r, a vertically-disposed rod mounted in said member, a clamp carried by tl1`e-rod,'and I, means for-moving vthe rod in one direction' to mv.fp/erate/the'clamp.' 43. The

4.5. The combination With a platen, ofjpaer-feeding means including a lmovable memer, a clamp-plate ,carried bys'aidgmember,

guide-rods at opposite ends 'ofthe plate, and means for automatically moving the plate.

46; The combination. afa ,.platven, of a feed-slide, a clamp-plate disposed' above ther p ate, and means for moving said rodsjn 0p'` .pS'ltlOIl t0 the `4:7. The lc ri'llnation vvithla platen, olf feed-.slide mounted at the under-side )thereofI plat'enand reciprocatory guide-rods` mounted in said elevated front end'of the slide, a clam -plate carried by the up er endsiof the ro s, cam

members mounte rods, springsv for urging the rods to elevate' at the lower fends of the s I I v 7 v and having. an elevated front end,"a pair the plate, and fixed cam members coperat' ingwith the cam members on the rod to move the same and. thus depress the plate in opposition to the springs.

y 48.*'The combinatlon' witli (a platen andl I uprintingmechanism mounted to travel ther'eover, o a 4palper-feeding slide carried by the ,Wing pel'fen'ga'gmgmeans nor- 'p many ,abuttedfigalst one edge of the platen andfdispo'sedsubstantially in the plane of the y Writing-surface thereof, 4saidfeedng-slidebe ing movable to WithdrawV the printed portion platen.'

491. The fcombination alplaten, tracks l orguides and'pr'1nting-meclianism mounted; 5

to ',travel* thereovex, fof Web-feeding means carried bythe; latenand movable beyondl lthe;Writin'gsu acev thereof to displace the,v

eb, and ailoclg'ing de printed portion of the W vice for tlie Web-feeding means.'

50.- Theeombination with a ilat laten, of guiding means, a feed-slide guided) means'rnounted at the 'front en o 'I` the feedslide and normally disposed `substantiallyin the planeof the upper surface of the platen.

In testimony vthat I claim the foregoing as jmy '0W-n Il have heretoalxed my signature'in ftlie presence of twol JORAM ZIEGLER. l

Witnesses.

Witnesses: v

WARNER T. MeEvLleoY'.A

6o. of the `papel' romthe-printing area of the 'v 'i l said*l means, slide'-'retractin`means connected to.I the rear end of the :sli e, Vand pa er-engagng 

